Chandigarh, March 3
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notices to State of Punjab, the Vidhan Sabha and Legal Remembrance on a petition filed by Nirmal Singh and five residents of Mohali. The petitioners have challenged the notification passed by the Punjab Government on February 16 whereby the already existing direct election of sarpanches have been made indirect.
The petitioners have challenged Section 13 (a) inserted by the ordinance, calling it vague and ambiguous. There is no rule to govern the elections of Sarpanches out of the elected panches.